Combination crib and baby-carriage.



A. HENDRICKS.

COMBINATION CRIB AND BABY CARRIAGE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1909.

942, 174. Patented Dec; 7, 1909.

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COMBINATION CRIB AND BABY-CARRIAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,017.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTIN HENDRICKS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombination Crib and Baby-Carriage; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to a combination crib and baby carriage and itsobject is to provide the same with means whereby the wheels thereofcannot be brought in contact with furniture or door casings when thedevice is used; to provide a structure that may be conveniently mademainly of metal tubes, and to provide the same with various new anduseful features hereinafter more fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective of a device embodying my invention; Fig. 2 isan end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail showing theconstruction of the upper part; and, Fig. 4 the same of the lower part.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

The upper part, or the crib portion of the device is provided with upperrails 1 and lower mile 2 preferably of metal tubes con nected byvertical rods or tubes 3. At each corner is a tubular corner post 4provided with collars 13 to which are secured by brazing or otherwise,tubular cross rails 10 connected by vertical rods or tubes 11. Thecorner posts 4 are integrally connected by upwardly extended portions 5forming handles for the device and are extended downward to form legs 4which are bent diagonally inward and downward as at 6 to bring thewheels 9 within the vertical planes of the upper or crib portion of thedevice whereby the wheels are prevented from contacting furniture ordoor casings near which the device may be moved.

To provide for storage or shipment in knock-down condition the siderails 1 and 2 are detachably secured to the posts 4 by rods 14 extendingthrough these rails and posts, which rods are centrally located in therails by means of plugs 15 in the ends thereof having axial openingsthrough which the bolts extend.

In the lower end of each leg 4 is inserted a plug 17 projecting downwardtherefrom and forming a saddle 18 to rest upon the axle 7 on therespective outer ends of which are the wheels 9. These axles are bracedby crossed rods 8 which have eyes in their respective ends through whichextend cap screws 16 which screws also extend through openings in theaxle 7 and are screwed in the saddles 18. Cross bars 12 are provided tosupport any convenient bottom to the device, these bars being detachablyinserted in holes or openings in the lower rails 2.

By the described construction I provide a crib that may be trundledabout the same as a cab and the upper part extends over the wheels sothat the same cannot be brought in contact with furniture or doorcasings, and the device is easily taken apart and assembled and can beclosely packed in a small space as occasion requires.

What I claim is 1. A combination crib and baby cab, comprising a crib orbody portion having legs bent diagonally inward and downward, axlesattached to said legs, and wheels mounted on the ends of the axles andlocated beneath the body portion.

2. A combination crib and baby cab comprising ends having legsintegrally connected at the top to form handles, and bent inward anddownward at the lower ends, axles attached to the legs, wheels on theaxles, sides having upper and lower rails, and means for detachablysecuring the sides to the ends.

3. A combination crib and baby cab, comprising corner posts extendedupward and connected to form a handle and extended downward and inwardto form inwardly bent legs, end rails and axles connecting said post-s,wheels on the axles, upper and lower tubular side rails detachablyconnected to said posts, bolts extending through the posts and siderails, and supporting bars detachably connecting the lower side rails.

4. A combination crib and baby cab, comprising tubular corner postsextended upward and connected to form handles and extended downward andbent inward and thence downward, plugs in the lower ends In testimonywhereof I affix my signature 111 presence of two wltnesses.

AUGUSTIN HENDRICKS.

Witnesses PALMER A. JONES, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

